Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam
Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam raised concerns about farmers’ access to fields, stating that the road requires immediate rehabilitation and that crossing the Paranki Aru anicut becomes impossible during the rainy season due to submergence. He requested provision in the current year’s budget for at least a footbridge if a full bridge cannot be built, and called for sluices to be repositioned, arguing that farmers had been misled about water reaching the tanks because of elevation differences.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, thank you on behalf of the farmers. My next supplementary is also on the road. Without rehabilitation, farmers cannot reach fields. They must cross the Paranki Aru anicut, which is submerged by about 10 feet in rainy seasons. If not a major bridge, at least a footbridge across the river would let farmers walk. Please arrange this in this year’s budget.
¶ 02 You mentioned elevation differences. Engineers knew extra water could not reach the tanks; farmers were misled. Please respond: the road must be done immediately; sluices must be repositioned; and a footbridge is needed.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15070